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Friday Links | January 28, 2011


Posted by fatemeh on 28 Jan 2011 / 0 Comment
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  • Women in Nigeria protest the disenfranchisement of Muslim women in hijab in the ongoing voter registration. More from AllAfrica.
  • Trailblazing Muslim women will be in Leeds, U.K.,  for a conference aimed at inspiring and helping others into top professional roles. MPs Baroness Warsi and Yasmin Qureshi are keynote speakers.
  • The Fairfield Mirror examines discrimination that one Muslim girl faces on the Fairfield University campus.
  • Yemeni feminist activist Tawakul Karman was arrested and then released yesterday.
  • A politician has caused a stir by declining to shake hands with men as she campaigned in a tight by-election. More here.
  • The school hijab ban in Azerbaijan divides the population and prevents students from going to school.
  • Hamas’ ban on women using waterpipes isn’t for their health.
  • Argentina passes legislation allowing women to wear headscarves in public without fear of persecution.
  • Green Prophet interviews Mariam Sobh.
  • Publishers Weekly profiles Leila Aboulela.
  • Victims of honor attacks in the U.K. have been urged to report crimes to police after the conviction of a Muslim student who threatened to kill his cousin.
  • Amir Baradaran covers Mona Lisa in a headscarf, really irritating a Forbes writer.
  • Lauren Booth speaks about converting to Islam. Oh, and wants Tony Blair tried for war crimes.
  • Today’s Zaman looks at the distinction of harem life for Ottoman women.
  • Salon reviews “When We Leave.”
  • Some Tunisian women worry about Islamist politics in the wake of Ben Ali’s ousting.
  • Authorities suspect a female suicide bomber in the Moscow blast that killed several this weekend.
  • A German-Turkish man flees to police to protect him from his wife’s sexual advances.

If we’ve missed any news about Muslim women from this week, feel free to leave links in the comments!

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